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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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